IC 4996

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Open cluster
IC 4996
AladinLite
Constellation swan
Position
equinox : J2000.0
Right ascension 20 h 16 m 33.3 s
declination + 37 ° 33 ′ 19 ″
Appearance

classification II3p
Brightness  (visual) 7.3 likes
Angular expansion 7.0 '
Physical data
history
Discovered by Hugo Clemens
Discovery time June 13, 1896
Catalog names
 IC  4996 • C 2014 + 374 • OCl 158 •  Cr  418 •

IC 4996 is an open star cluster of the Trumpler type II3p in the constellation Cygnus , which has an apparent magnitude of 7.3 mag. The object was discovered by Hugo Clemens in 1896 .

Individual evidence

  1. NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  2. a b c SEDS : IC 4996
  3. Seligman